The first edition of the 2023 Catholic Conference of Illinois Radio Hour is now uploaded and available for listening. This month’s show features a pair of guests with host Bob Gilligan. The show’s initial guest is Marilou Gervacio, the Director of Social...
The Catholic Conference of Illinois has an opening for an Associate Director. General ResponsibilitiesUnder the supervision of the Executive Director, the Associate Director is principally responsible for serving as a lobbyist for the Catholic Conference of Illinois...
Once again, in the waning hours of a legislative session, the Illinois General Assembly passed significant changes to abortion law in our state. The legislation found in HB 4664 is likely to put women at risk rather than help them, and unfortunately, it will lead to...
The Catholic Conference of Illinois would like to commend the Illinois General Assembly and Governor J.B. Pritzker on banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines with the passage of House Bill 5471. Too many times our state has witnessed the horror of mass...
The Catholic Conference of Illinois opposes House Bill 4664, legislation that proposes a number of changes to Illinois abortion law. The bill does the following: • Allows Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and Physician Assistants to perform aspiration abortions not...
There was much activity around legislation to expand abortion access in Illinois the past few days. Here is a summary: On January 4, 2023, at around 10:30 pm, Senate Amendment 1 was filed on House Bill 4664. The bill included the following: • Allows the Attorney...